Debating SIEM in 2023, Part 1. Hey, it is 2023, let’s debate SIEM… | by Anton Chuvakin | Anton on Security | Medium

This is so 1997! Or perhaps 2017. Anyhow, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a growing $4+B market that is proving remarkably resilient, and, actually, interesting again. Let’s start with an obligatory AI response: Let’s proceed with a just-as-obligatory Gartner quote: “The SIEM market is maturing at a rapid pace and continues to be extremely competitive. The reality of what SIEM was just five years ago is starting to detach from what SIEM is and provides today.” (Obligatory Gartner quote from 2022 SIEM MQ) Finally, let’s move to an obligatory Anton Twitter poll :-) So, our mini-conclusion at this stage is that yes, SIEM is relevant for 2023. Let’s see if anything threatens its relevance in the coming years. Question game time! Q: Can XDR kill SIEM? A: Can a dragon eat a duck? Well, sure, if dragons existed. Otherwise, no, sorry. So, can XDR kill SIEM? Well, it needs to exist as a consensus reality among the “market makers” and customers (security leaders and professio

This is so 1997! Or perhaps 2017. Anyhow, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a growing $4+B market that is proving remarkably resilient, and, actually, interesting again. Let’s start with an obligatory AI response: Let’s proceed with a just-as-obligatory Gartner quote: “The SIEM market is maturing at a rapid pace and continues to be extremely competitive. The reality of what SIEM was just five years ago is starting to detach from what SIEM is and provides today.” (Obligatory Gartner quote from 2022 SIEM MQ) Finally, let’s move to an obligatory Anton Twitter poll :-) So, our mi